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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1931.

aid of the spoken or written word, exorps by a few superb artists like CHAPLIN, FAIRBANKS and MENJO, It is because of this new, element

in the rincian that the British film

is bound to come to the forefront, | Tale of Las Day.

for it introduces an element in

News and

Views

That hat, madam, makes you look ten years younger."

which British dramatists and

Then it won't do. When I novelists excel. It is possible to take it off I shall look ten years have a show play as 5. " talkie " but | older."

|·parary.

الرد

Those all-British Puss otha-Our Passimistib Obntemporaries.

"A love affair of 37 yearṛ stand- cabin monoplanes-havo already many fine achievements and a "tre-ping: was terminated yesterday when mendous amount of comfortabin the two parties were united in fast air touring to their credit. marriage."-otract from conten-

But in much that has been writ ten comparing this latest flight

Without knowing the two parties, quite impossible to imagine it being

Up At Leningrad."'.

with the late Cmdr. Glen Kidston's it is difficult to any whether "tor- successfully filmed as, n "movie,"

It is announced that a Univers record sight has been lost of the minsted" is the happiest verb to for there is always more "talkie"ity for Comtaunist propaganda has fact that Kidston was trying to use or not, but on imagines that "tham "movie" in a show produe boon opened in Leningrad, whers prove that in a commercial pas it is somewhat, pessimistic. {pion, and to a fraser extent this is lectures in English and German are Benger-carrying machine the present

air journey from England to South | Taxpayer's Lament, given to foreign students. true of all successful British' plays. The talkie," in fact, provides an axuellent medium of expression for the British playwright. But if the technical excellence of the American producer can be allied with the fine quality of the British play

In order to qualify for a scholar-Afrien could be greatly speeded up. ship the applicant has to have an In this respect it seems that the unsullied revolutionary record. two flights are not quite ecmparable. In apportioning the credit be As a special concession to English Communists, however, it is under.tween Miss Salaman and Mr. Store stood that the Commissar Vice it would be fair to my that she Chancellor has urged the Senatecki has shown great pluck and staying to allow imprisonment for sedition powers,

while without his first-

The following was received rebent- ly by a business firm;

"Dear Sire, -For the following reasons 7 am unable to send you the cheque for which you ask. I have been held up, held down, sand. bagged, walked upon, sat upon,

fattended out, and squeezed by the

thern should soon exist a form of in England to count as an "un-I class qualities as navigator and income tax, super, tax, the tobacc

entertainment far in advance of anything now given by the screen.

enllied revolutionary record," and maginoor the flight could never have a fine at Bow-street for disturbing been made. the peace to take the placa of the usual "Little-go."."

Our Informative Chemista.

tax. the beer tax, the spirita tax, the motor tax, and by every society.. organisation and club that inven The recent lite exhibited at the

American chemists have announe tive mind of man can think of, to King's Theatre certainly raised

ed with justifiable "pride that the extract what I may or may not hava "Hags." Encouraged.

problem of producing synthetic in my possession for the red cross, hopes of a brilliant fixture for the

Those enterested are also assured rubber is really quite a simple black arous, and the double stuss British screenplay, and when that the Communists in state papilond All that is necessary is te and every hospital in town and certain minor defects have been lari-unlike Oxford undergraduates take some acetylene, salt, and water, country, remedied Elstree will acquire thewill not be discouraged from hold- and polymerise the former catalyhy Am I'Here?

ing rags," as this will form antically monovinylacetylene. "The Government has governed same reputation for excellence that essential part of their training in Having done that one only has to my business till I don't know who' Bratos-On December to "Dt.

and Mrs. C. H. BURTON, a son.the British Broadcasting Corpora- disturbing the peace. The only treat the result by controlled poly-owns it. I am inspected, suspected,

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stipulation is that all, rags shall merisation with hydrogen chloride, examined, informed, required, and tion already enjoys,

be of an appropriately serious na- and one has all the rubber one commanded; so that I don't know ture. Any signs of levity or fip wants, provided, of course, one who I am, where I am, or why I pancy will be severely dealt with

started with enough acetylene. by the Proctors' Soviet.

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HONG KONG. DECEMBER 3, 1981.

BRITISH FILMS.

THE success of the British film in this Colony justifies the hope that

A

WAR ON INSECT PESTS.

WELL-KNOWN old British folk saying was, Set a thief to catch a thief." There was sound psychology behind it, and the same principle is now being applied in another most Some of the connection. insidious. enemies of mankind are insect pests, It is estimated that they destroy enough food to support another forty-five million persons in the British Empire. The problem of exterminating them is therefore a grave one, and it is being tackled

a larger quota of such plays will in the old country-folk way. One

be available in the future. There pest is being set to destroy another

is no law in Hong Kong which in- pest,

The biggest enemics of almost all obnoxious insects are the parasites which prey on them; and, innumer.

sists upon a percentage of British films because of the desire to main tain the principle of free tradeable other methods having been and the open door. It is probable, tried, experts now consider that the however, that in the near future best way of stamping out the insects is to discover the parasite most inimical to tach particular pest and

such a law will not be required for

The Price of Admission to the Publiny in favour of the British product

Enclosure in $2.00, nonding Tart for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price,

Bookmakers, Tio Tac Man, nts.. will not be permitted to operate with

in the Precincta: of THE HONG KONG

will soon create a new ratio be tween the rival intereste

Stalin, it is understood, has en- dowed a Chair of Bumping Of, with the genial Public Prosecutor as the first Professor of Bourgeois Execution.

The most popular study is the sedition Tripos, but a number of the less intellectual undergraduates.įe are taking pass degresa in Bomb Throwing.

The Cape Flight.

Most people have as yet observed reference, to the fact that the plane in which Miss Salaman and Mr. A. G. Stobe-Nave set up a new record for the fight to the Cape is of the same make as two on which the Prince of Wales relics for travelling to many of his far fung engagements.

to

When one comes to think of it, it is hard to see why no one ever thought of this before. In case any readers want to make their own tyres and tennis-balls, a noto of warning should be added. The bottle should be shakan-before use, Bridesmaid's Dash,

I am here at all.

All that I know is that I am inexhaustible supposed to be an supply of money for every need, desire, or hope of the human race; and becane I will not go out and beg, borrow or steal money to give away, I am cussed, disensed, boy-

A breach of promise case atcotted, talked to, talked about, lied Leicester Assizes was settled out of

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by, of Whissendine Lodge. near rung up, robbed and damn' near Melton Mowbray, rushed off to at ruined. tend her sister's wedding as brides- maid.

The only reason why I am cling- She raced back to Melton and wasing to life at all is to see what the

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★ Local Notes and Events

The rainfall for last month mounted only to 78 of an inch. Rain fell unly 'on' four days, m., the 9th, 9th, 10th and 11th.

Sis cases of diphtheria were the demand which is already clear-encourage it to work its way upon

them. Two British Scientists, Dr. reported on Monday and Tuesday. and Mr J. . Myers, have spent During last week there were two over two years travelling all over cases (one death) of diphtheria, one the British Colonies in the West fatal case of enteric fever and

taber Indies to find a parasite to fight deaths from, pulmonary sugar cane pests. The most efficientenlosis. mitable parasites so far discovered are know as Lixophaga diatraene.

The advent of the talking cinema hus completely altered the whole outlook of the cinema world." So

The numbers of the Kowloon

{;

Helena May Institute owing to sudden indisposition, Miss Luha

at the Helena May Institute to-day. Pecker is unable to give her Recital

-Advt.

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

When a Chinese was charged before Mr. Fraser yesterday with

The Hong Kong Volunteer Corps returning to the Culony after has received five new members dur- Four of having been buished for life in ing the past week or so. 1922, it was discovered that the man them, McBars, H. B, Shennan, O. had n

very bad criminal record $. B. Rowe, T. Seggie, and J. R. which began as far bark as 1914. Morrison have joined right half No. 2 Company, and one, Mr. G. H. The case was adjourned until to

Flood, has joined left half No. Company. One resignation is re- Among the many dog owners who ported, that of Gunner J. T. Cole.

JOCKEY OLED during the Race Morting

Tifles will be obtainable in the Res- long as the human voice was not uumber of these were brought by Durk Recreation Club will be "at day. taurant in the Public Enclosure,

By Order,

Q. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th Nor,, 1981.

home to their friends on Satur-

lawn bowls greens for the season. day on the occasion of closing their

A game has been arranged com- mencing at 3 p.m. Are

were summoned before Mr. Wil

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HONG KONG & KOWLOON.

TEN MILLION. VOLTS.

CHANGING LEAD INTO

GOLD?

AGE-LONG DREAM"REVIVED.

New York. The age-lung search by alchemists for a method of turn. ing load into gold has been revived in the laboratories of Princetown.

Robert Van de Graaf, a young' scientist, claims to bave perfected a› method of building electric genere tors with voltages immensely higher than any yet attained.

He intends to use these charges: to break up the atom, and thus he hopes eventually to achieve that transmutation of the elements which was the favourite dream of the middle ages,

"A Demonstration. So far de Graaff has built available to help the development aeroplane to Antigua from Cuba and then sent on, in cold storage

generator developing 1,500,000 volts, and this will be given its first de- of the story the scope of the cinema to Barbadoes, where they were cara.

liams at the Central Police Court A. northern contemporary TE-

monstration before the American. yesterday was Mr. W. G. Robert-ports: "The Express Dowager has Institute of Physics in New York, [1513 was restricted to plays that defully bred and reared and numbers pended chiefly on episode, on liberated. Similar methods

son, of 166, The Penk, who was re- deposited Tis. 200,000 of her own This apparatus is to be used as spectacular achievement, on scenery being adopted against other insect

H.E. the Governor, Chief Scout presented by a sorvant. The summoney in the Hupu Bank in order the model for a larger generator

mons was for allowing the dog to to encourage people of all classes volle, which is claimed to be four. capable of producing 10,000,000" pasts, which, it is said, dissipate for Hong Kong, has kindly con and on movement. In this purti- every year one-tenth of the productented again, to take the chair at be abroad without a muzzle. A fine to do the same." I is not all times the highest voltage, ever ate,

the Annun meeting of the Hung cular sphere the American producer of the human fort expended on Kong, Branch of the Boy Scouts of 85 was imposed. On a similar people of all classes who can afford tained.in

Construction of this giant is to "do the same.” the basic,, industries of the British Association at 3.18 p.m. on Tues-summons brought against Mr. F.. excula for his technical ability can-

day, December 2

start immediately under the aus- The meeting Gutierriez. of 90, Robinson Rond, not be denied; the quality of his Empire.

will probably be held in St. John's his Worship imposed a fine of 23,

the defendant remarking that the The vocalist at St. John's, Cathepices of the Massachusetts Institute Cathedral Hall.

of Technology, which announces animal had escaped from the house.dral (Organ Recital) this (Tuesday) that it should provide scientists evening will be Mrs. Newborn, who with an extremely effective weapou will sing three pieces, by Ruben-in their assault on the atomi. stein, Wariamoff and Rossini,"

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COMING TO HONG KONG

photography" iq, very high indeed,

for he obviously has spared neither The Petersfield Court-martial: An

Explanation, pains nor money to reach every high standard. Then again the

When 1 Kong, aged 18, a messenger at Victoria Gaol, was brought before Mr. Williams on the We have heard it suggested that charge of larceny of two pairs of at the court-martial of Commander blue serge trousers, the property of

H. C. Ko, the storekeeper employ

active ferocity of the latter. The Chinese can do little by force of anas, for their braves, have, a

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At present alpha "particles from radium are used to bombard, the

atom, but it is predicted that de Graaff's huge generators will sup ply alpha particles far more cheap

Ty

Dr. Carl Compton, president of the Institute of Technology, said: The amount of alpha particlen from this new soures, will be so enormously larger than those sup plied from radium that the experi mont opens up the possibility of

American character is reflected in D. C. Lang, the Naval authorities Fed at the Gaol, Inspector Shaftain, wholesome horror of the savages diseases. mentione these Hollywood productions; they put obstacles in the way of our on behalf of the Gaol authorities, and give them a wide berth when plague fatality already reported, are the work of people who glory representative reporting the cross-gave the defendant a good charac- they can. The sumczona ambushes Taking the total 502 caece and 805

ter, An option of a fuc was given laid by the canning and daring deaths.

P.B. Gordon carried out a gam. in physical activity in quick examination of Admiral Sir Bo- but as this could not be met, Ah aborigines have been successful in

ward Kelly, by the accused, That Kong was given five wealta' hard. Chinese troops, have been cast off bling said at the house 305, Des

many cases and several bodies of changes, in daring deeds and in was not the caso. Every possible labour.

almost to a man, scarcely one being Vaux Road, on Sunday night and sentimental situatione, So long as courtesy was extended to our Mr. H. J. Pearce's Fint motor left to tell the tale of the surprise. captured 10 men who were found who attended the ear, which was reported stolen on Moreover, the Chinese soldiers playing fantan. The two principals human emotions could only be presentative

Monday night, has beer recovered. droad the malaria which is ger-were fined $50 each and the remain. court-martin, and every necessary

I was found abandoned in Den minated from the rank vegetation der 83 each.Hong Kong Daily

The projected 10,000,000 volt gen erator will have terminals consist picture, only the cruder instincts this explanation

the Another theft received the amongst them. Altogether, to the Looking Back 30 Years.

ing of brass spheres from 10 to 15 That The Chinese still

feet in diameter," mounted "on tey could be expressed with any de-opportunity of paying tribute to attention of the police on Tues Chinese soldier, Formosa is a most reundesirable place of residence, and C. Lam even if he were endowed with fron.being masters of Eastern For wars 20 fuct high

to port from Mr. E. gree of certainty. The subtler and the kindness, and the help, that day, when they received a

The operator will be perched in have always been given by the naval Wong, of 29, Cumberland Road, greater courage and a more adven. m is well known,

one of the mheres, his body charg“ richar emotions, the gradual un-

authorities, is both formal and in-Kowloon Tong, that his car, also turous spirit... the antipathy to the however, constantly encroaching on

Fint, had been stolen from Dr. island that he dislays could hardy the reserves of the aborigines, ined with 5,000,000 volts, but as he folding of a character could not in formal matters, to members of our K. E. Wong's garage at Park excite surprise,Hand Kong Daily spite of the jealous batred and will be insulated it will have no

offect on him. (Continued on Previous Columя.) Press, December 2, 1831: convincingly revealed without the staff.

portrayed by the simple moving facility was provided. In making Voeux Rand Central on Tuesday, and often causes fearful mortality Press, December 2, 1901.

take We

Street.:

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They are,

the transmutation of the elements on a commercial scale."